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Smokin' with Superman

About Me

SWS was born in 1999 and has been turning heads and shaking asses with its unique blend of hip-hop, funk, r&b, and jazz ever since.

SWS is a collection of some of Madison's premiere musicians, including two of the most venomous vocalists to grace the stage: Mr. Parker and Joy Dragland. Parker's East Coast flavored taste on modern hip-hop (melodic, conscious, intelligent, somewhat cocky) delivers a sex-like compliment to the hypnotic touch of Joy Dragland's sultry, jazz-inflected voice. Underneath, drummer Mark Heise and bassman Brett Farrey set a course on the rhythm section Enterprise to warp 9. Keyboardist Mark Siegenthaler and guitarist Shanan Galligan are the yin and yang in the chord change chamber. And the icing on the cake, the SWS horn section led by the young veteran, Bryan Elliott, stabs, slides, and screams the catchy hooks fusing this "next shit" band to the next level.


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Member Since: 4/13/2007
Band Website: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sws
Band Members: Mr. Parker, Joy Dragland, Shanan Galligan, Mark Seigenthaler, Mark Marsh, Brett Farrey, Bryan Elliot
Influences: The Roots, Liquid Soul, Brand New Heavies, Grant Green....the list goes on forever.
Sounds Like: SWS melts musical genres, creating a vibe that is distinctly their own. Think about hosting a party where The Roots meet Sade, The Brand New Heavies meet Outkast, Liquid Soul meets Grant Green and Jill Scott and Common stop in for a drink. It's a blend that has sonic punch, blinding you with infectious grooves, then guiding you with stellar vocals and intelligent musicianship.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New Shows

Smokin' with Superman has two more shows booked in early March...March 7th @ Annex - Madison, WIMarch 8th @ Silver Dollar Cantina - Dubuque, IAThe Silver Dollar Cantina used to be the second home of S...
Posted by on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:50:00 GMT

Isthmus article

Smokin' With Superman: Together againSmokin' With Superman's reunion may be more than a one-night standTom Laskin on Friday 12/14/2007Popular local bands generally don't duck out when they're on top. ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:07:00 GMT

Recording Show

We've decided to record the show Friday night. This means we'll go into the studio later and mix the show down, and sync it up to video. We're hoping to get some good tracks so we can give something b...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 08:01:00 GMT

New song to download

I've uploaded the song "Nervous" from a past show, which is also available for download. Enjoy!-SWS
Posted by on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:50:00 GMT

Practice, practice

We spent the weekend knocking the rust off some old tracks and trying to prepare a few new surprises. It was just so weird for everyone to get back together, we literally haven't played together in ov...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:31:00 GMT

SWS on Facebook

There's now a group on Facebook for SWS...http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=21665280728
Posted by on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:28:00 GMT

Tickets for Sale for December 14th show

The High Noon Saloon is selling tickets on their website for the December 14th show. If this show is anything like our last show, I highly recommend getting tickets beforehand. We hope to see you at t...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:58:00 GMT

Silver Dollar Cantina reopening!!!

Madison is our home, but our home away from home used to be the Silver Dollar Cantina in Dubuque, IA. Some of our most memorable shows have been at the Silver Dollar. Regardless if we ever play the Si...
Posted by on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:18:00 GMT

Download first demo for free!

That's right. SWS has a four-song demo CD available for free...http://www.brettfarrey.com/blog/2006/03/14/download-s mokin-with-supermans-first-demo/Of course, we were a much different band back then. ...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:20:00 GMT

Songs now available on iTunes

Smokin' with Superman "Full Price" is now available on iTunes!!!http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/v iewAlbum?playListId=266496092Also, we'll have some cd's at the December 14th show at ...
Posted by on Tue, 16 Oct 2007 08:06:00 GMT